Lawrence Beryl Whitford was born May 1, 1893 at Albion, Wis., the son of A. L. and Vernette Whitford, and passed away July 27, 1975 at Kettering Hospital, Kettering, Ohio, after surgery.
When he was ten years of age the family moved to Ingle Nook Farm. On August 9, 1922 he was married to Luella Coon of Milton, Wis.
They resided on the farm as one of the melon raisers of that area, until 1952 when they moved to Berrien Springs, Michigan, near Andrews University. In 1971 they moved to 148 Fremont Ave., Springfield, Ohio.
Survivors are his wife, Luella; sons - Curtis of Los Angeles, Calif., and Claire of Kettering, Ohio; daughters - LaRayne Wellman of Collegedale, Tenn., and Verla Price of Springfield, Ohio. An older daughter, Claudia Marrs, passed away in 1957. Preceding him also were six brothers and two sisters, he being the youngest.
Early in life he became a member of the Albion, Wis., Seventh Day Baptist Church, then the Milton Jct. S.D.B. Church, and later the Church of God, Seventh Day, of New Auburn, Wis., remaining a faithful member. Burial was in Albion, Wis., on August 2.
